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Hello all, I am a 27 year old male recently diagnosed with vitiligo.  I'm starting to get vitiligo all over my body; however, the spots on my face bother me most.  I was wondering if treatment differs from those who have vit as a result of sun compared to vitiligo because of heredity.  My vitiligo is almost certainly from sun because no one else in my family has it but I can remember getting several severe sunburns as a kid (lived on a lake, mom told me to put on the sunscreen but I was too tough for that and now I'm paying the price).  Anyway, I wanted to see if anyone could advise me in this regard.  Further, here are the steps I'm taking to get the spots off my face (I'm in the beginning stages so I'm not sure what might work for me but I'm willing to try anything).

1. My dermatologist prescribed me to protopic.  I'm waiting on my insurance to approve this cream for me but it seems like it's taking a long time.  I'm not exactly sure what's going on.  I spoke with the doctor's office yesterday and they said it may take five or six days to get the insurance to agree to pay for this cream.  

2. I'm living a healthy lifestyle and all that goes along with that...  plenty of water/sleep, green vegetables espectially spinach, taking a multi-vitamin, B complex, folic acid, and vitamin D. 

3. I'm applying aloe vera to the affected areas on my face.

4. I just ordered some lotion from the dead sea in Israel and plan on giving that a shot as well (per another discussion within this forum).   

5. I still can't get a handle on whether or not sun is good or bad for my condition, seems like there is a lot of conflicting opinions on here.  So, I'm staying out of the sun since that's what's gotten me into this.  I suspect that this may be the difference in treatment from those who have this disease as a result of sun exposure compared to those who have it due to family history; I would think that since I have vitiligo b/c of exposure to the sun, trying to get the sun to help my condition may not make sense.   

Thanks in advance for anyone who could send me in the right direction.  Finding this site has been great for me because I struggle to discuss with people that I know.  I'm really hoping I can find a way to treat this condition because I'm becoming depressed about the way I look and never want to do anything but work and go home anymore.  My friends/family are wondering why I never want to do anything anymore.  I've talked to my father/wife about it and they are really supportive.